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Sentencing in Singapore- Why it doesn’t always seem to make sense

08 Wednesday Mar 2017

Posted by Adrian Wee in Commentary/Opinions, Criminal Law, Information, Recent Developments

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There is a pecking order, it seems, in everyone’s head. A list of crimes in order of seriousness, ranging from the downright trivial to the most heinous, nefarious and downright horrible acts imaginable.

While the list is slightly different for everyone, there is usually some broad common ground. Crimes such as insider trading or corruption are usually seen as technical or ‘victimless’ crimes. At the other end of the scale, kidnapping, murder and rape usually evoke widespread calls for blood.

 

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The One Who Got Away

23 Monday Jan 2017

Posted by Adrian Wee in Criminal Law, Uncategorised

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“He must be guilty. The police wouldn’t charge him unless they had sufficient evidence“.

I hear that being said a lot. About someone who’s arrest has made the papers, about an ongoing trial, or even about a client. I usually smile politely, not because explaining how that isn’t always true is usually pointless (it is), but because I will always remember the One Who Got Away.

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